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British private served with 1/7th Bn Royal Warwick Regt in France and Belgium, 1940; private and NCO served with 4 Commando in GB, during Lofotens Raid, Norway, Dieppe Raid, France and North West Europe, 1940-1945

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REEL 1 Aspects of operations with 1/7th Bn Royal Warwick Regt in France and Belgium, 1940: move into Belgium, 10/5/1940; German Air Force dive bomber attacks; retreat to Dunkirk; his evacuation from mole; conditions on board destroyer; reception at Dover, GB. Aspects of enlistment and training with 4 Commando in GB, 1940-1941: volunteering for commandoes, summer 1940; commando training in Scotland; reaction to plans to take commando to Middle East.
REEL 2 Continues: Aspects of operations as private with 4 Commando during Lofotens Raid, Norway, 12/1941; hunting down Germans on Svolvaer; damage to installations; capture of Germans and transporting Norwegians back to GB; return voyage back to Scapa Flow, GB. Aspects of operations as private with 4 Commando during Dieppe Raid, France, 19/8/1942: role with 3 inch mortars; equipment he landed with; nature of raid and casualties; policy towards Germans prisoners; return to GB. Aspects of period as private with 4 Commando in GB, 1942-1944: his appreciation of initiative expected of commandoes; participation in Operation Brandyball in Cornwall, 1943; abortive character of much commando training; accident that caused him to miss Normandy campaign.
REEL 3 Continues: Aspects of period with 4 Commando in North West Europe, 1944-1945: administration duties with commando from 8/1944; relations with Dutch civilians; relations with German civilians during Occupation; work of unit at POW camp at Recklinghausen.

Over two million American servicemen passed through Britain during the Second World War. In 1944, at the height of activity, up to half a million were based there with the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). Their job was to man and maintain the vast fleets of aircraft needed to attack German cities and industry.